Sikkim: Dalai Lama departs for Siliguri

Gangtok, Dec 14 (UNI) His Holiness the Dalai Lama left Sikkim on Thursday as he is scheduled to deliver the sermon in Siliguri, West Bengal. The 14th Dalai Lama, who arrived here on December 11, delivered sermons at Paljour Stadium, attended lunch hosted by Chief Minister PS Tamang. The public, more than happy, raised slogans…

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Tripura launches innovative support schemes for animal rearing

Agartala, Dec 14 (UNI) In a move to boost the rural economy and ensure self-sufficiency in animal farming, the Tripura government launched two innovative schemes to encourage livestock-based activities, replicating the central government’s schemes for agriculture farmers. The state’s animal resource development minister, Sudhangshu Das, said under the Mukhyamantri Prani Palak Sanman Nidhi scheme, the…

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3 Japanese ministers tender resignations over funds scandal

Tokyo, Dec 14 (UNI) Three Japanese ministers tendered their resignations on Thursday amid an unfolding political funds scandal centering on the largest faction of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), local media reported. Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Yasutoshi Nishimura, Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications Junji Suzuki and Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and…

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ASP booked in fake caste certificate case

Bhopal: An additional superintendent of police (ASP) in Madhya Pradesh is facing charges in a fake caste certificate case, as per officials on Wednesday. The FIR was lodged on December 7 at Anandpur police station in Vidisha district under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), including cheating, after an investigation conducted by a…

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